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Arriving at the court of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn five months before the queen’s execution, Catherine Carey was but a girl. Within those five months she would learn so much about the court life, love, discover a lie and experience the greatest hurt…the loss of her aunt Nan. This magnificent tale written by Wendy … [More]

As a follow-up to “The Bastard Princess”, author G. Lawrence out-does herself in the second book of the Elizabeth of England Chronicles – “The Heretic Heir”. If you enjoyed the first book, “The Bastard Princess” you will definitely enjoy this book. The writing is superb and leaves you rooting for Elizabeth through the reign of … [More]

Ian Baillie’s “Stuff and Nonsense” is an irreverent look at English kings and queens in comic verse. If you want to know who came where and when in our list of Royals this is a fun way to do it. Did you know that James II’s brain is preserved in a bronze urn in Paris? … [More]

Lately I’ve been binge reading books and articles about both Anne Boleyn and her daughter Elizabeth. With Anne Boleyn it can be easy to burn out on her, especially during the month of May. Everywhere you look there is another post or image of her and discussion of her unjust execution. In the past, a majority … [More]

After much time on the back-burner I was able to read this wonderful book – Book One, of the Elizabeth of England Chronicle by Gemma Lawrence: The Bastard Princess. I’m always interested in reading books about Elizabeth’s early years since it helps me see other writer’s view-point on her relationship with Thomas Seymour and her … [More]

The Tudor Court, a vibrant testosterone-fuelled maze of manners, duty, politics and sex. To be a woman in such an environment requires guile, luck and loyal friends – a princess needs these even more. To her father she was a disappointment, a bastard, a whore, to her sister a threat and to her stepmother she … [More]

The life and story of the Lady Jane Grey is one that I have not often read about. I’ve posted a couple of articles about Jane including her wardship to Thomas Seymour and her letter to Queen Mary I. When I was approached by Austin Macauley to read and review this book I was very excited … [More]

Author Samantha Wilcoxson recently released the third and final installment of her Plantagenet Embers series with “Queen of Martyrs – The Story of Mary I” and it is a marvelous representation of the lady that will go down in history (whether unfairly) as “Bloody Mary”. Here is a brief synopsis of the book from its … [More]

The most recent book I’ve had the pleasure of receiving, reading and reviewing is my second book and ‘best seller’ by author Sylvia Barbara Soberton called, “Great Ladies” – The Forgotten Tudor Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queen. The first, if you recall, was “The Forgotten Tudor Women“. There has been a great deal … [More]

King Henry VII – a miser, a usurper, a man with many enemies…but he was so much more than those things. Author Tony Riches delves deeper into a side of Henry VII that we usually don’t hear about. In this book we get a glimpse at the softer side of Henry VII, a side of … [More]

When I was approached by Austin Macauley Publishers to read and write a review on Trisha Hughes’ book, “Vikings to Virgin – Book 1 – The Hazards of Being King” I was excited to read a book that covered the history of rulers from the Vikings to Queen Elizabeth I. My ‘expertise’ you might say is … [More]

Some of the most fascinating stories in history are those of the women. Some of the women ruled behind their men while others served their Ladies. Some were even ladies who later became Queen. This story is based on history and tells us the story of many women, from Isabella I of Castille to Mary, … [More]